{"id":1520,"date":"2022-07-21T07:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=1520"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:59:47","slug":"reduce-reuse-repurpose-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/high-school-challenges\/reduce-reuse-repurpose\/reduce-reuse-repurpose-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose: Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"fancy-paragraph__image wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-landscape\">\n    <img \n      decoding=\"async\"\n      class=\"fp-image\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-21-at-1.09.16-PM-300x149.png\"\n       alt=\"\"           >\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p>Design a solution to your problem. <b>Research <\/b>and brainstorm possible solutions to the problem. Be creative and daring. Your first idea doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-more\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Challenge Champion Brandi Harleaux explains the concept of a closed-loop economy and how it helps the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose Background Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_ZeFJSjai4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"helpful-resources\">Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore these resources to learn more about how waste affects us, how entrepreneurs are beginning to chip away at the problem through circular design, and how you can use mathematics to build your solution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Understand the problem<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is waste a problem and for whom?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_6xlNyWPpB8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: What really happens to the plastic you throw away? (TedEx<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/ecenter\/2021\/04\/15\/hidden-damage-landfills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hidden Damage of Landfills (University of Colorado)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y0ah6QZpI3M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: What happens to used tires?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zero_waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero Waste (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Ways scientists and entrepreneurs are currently addressing the problem<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcycling<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgerecycling.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-recycling-and-upcycling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is the difference between Recycling and Upcycling?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/meet-the-brothers-repurposing-billboards-to-make-bags-79530053938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video: Billboards to Bags&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-kenya-environment-recycling\/kenyan-recycles-plastic-waste-into-bricks-stronger-than-concrete-idUSKBN2A211N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastic Bricks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Circular Economy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lbbQaBM846Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Circular Economy v1 (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/__0Spwj8DkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is the Circular Economy (CNBC)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/explore\/plastics-and-the-circular-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastics and the Circular Economy (Ellen MacArthur Foundation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/Business-Model-Types.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Model Types<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"math-resources\">Math Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the following resources to learn or review key mathematics concepts that are essential for building your solution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geogebra.org\/m\/PzZfHugP#material\/vwUxZJPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Cross-Sections using Geogebra<\/a> &#8211; Use this resource to identify cross-sections created by slicing 3D figures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/09\/DPHS_RRR_PROTO_ART_Math-Resource-Quantifying_PDF-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quantifying Waste Using Volume<\/a> (click here for editable <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/09\/DPHS_RRR_PROTO_ART_Math-Resource_-Quantifying_FINAL.docx\">Word Doc version<\/a>)\u00a0&#8211; use this resource to learn how to use volume to find the amount of material contained in your 3D composite figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"think-about-it\">Think About It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;After reading through the helpful resources, what ideas do you have for your solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What problem will you solve with your business solution?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\">\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n      \n\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/high-school-challenges\/reduce-reuse-repurpose\/reduce-reuse-repurpose-launch\/\"\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1029\" height=\"575\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-1487\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/07\/DPHS-Thumbnail-Files-01.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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